Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There is no doubt there will be many options that could be developed out there, Mr. Speaker, so it could be.

Thank you, Minister Ootes. Supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. That is on the power dam, Taltson? Thank you. Minister Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not knowledgeable as to whether there is interest out there or not. It could again very well be that there is interest in that, but I am not aware of it.

Thank you, Minister Ootes. Final supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The honourable Minister responsible for the Power Corporation, Mr. Ootes.

Presumably the energy review that is being undertaken will clarify a lot of areas, Mr. Speaker, and from there I think we may get some opportunity to look at potential. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Ootes. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in my Member's statement, I made reference to my concern regarding the potential sale of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation and its effect on present joint ventures with aboriginal governments and the Power Corporation, especially the ones that involve the Fort McPherson Aadrii Ltd. distribution of waste heat generation by the Power Corporation. Also, regarding the Inuvik venture where the Inuvialuit are now selling natural gas to the Power Corporation as a cheap form of energy.

Can the Minister responsible for the Power Corporation tell this Assembly what the effect of selling the Power Corporation will have on joint ventures with aboriginal organizations?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Power Corporation, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There is no decision on our table to sell the corporation. It is part of the review, so I am not sure what the process would be. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I made reference to how things were being worked on with communities and aboriginal corporations to find unique ways of joint venturing with the Power Corporation. I thought the Power Corporation had made a pretty good start in working in partnership with aboriginal organizations, the communities, and the government through generation and distribution of power in our small communities.

Can the Minister, with regard to the provision of putting something in place to ensure that communities will have an opportunity to partner with the government and the Power Corporation in the future on any of these opportunities that come about? So will they have an opportunity to take part with the corporation regarding the generation and distribution of power within our communities?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Power Corporation, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes. I agree with the Member. The Power Corporation has worked in a number of areas with partnerships and once the study is complete, of course, then further steps can be taken with regard to the future direction of the corporation, whatever that may be and follow up if there are partnerships to be developed, et cetera, depending on the results of the review.

Thank you, Minister Ootes. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this government has several joint ventures with aboriginal organizations at the present time with regard to the distribution of power generation. Can the Minister tell me if they have looked at the implication of those joint ventures with the potential of a sale of the Power Corporation?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Power Corporation, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No, we have not looked at the joint venture potential because we are looking at resolving the review that is underway first. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Final supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, has the government got a legal opinion if there would be the possibility of a legal challenge by the different joint ventures we had if we did sell the Power Corporation to a third party?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Power Corporation, Mr. Ootes.